# voodoo
## English
### Etymology

From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvuːduː/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːduː

### Noun

voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
* Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
** 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 13:You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.
* The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
* (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
    I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
* (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
** 1889, Longman's Magazine, volume 14, page 557:So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.

#### Alternative forms

* (religion of Africa or the Americas): vodou, vodoun, voudon, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo

#### Synonyms

* (religion): voodooism

#### Derived terms

* voodoo death
* voodoo doll
* voodoo economics
* voodooism
* voodooist
* voodoo mode
* voodoo programming
* voodoo science

#### Translations
### Verb

voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
* To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
    He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

### See also

* hoodoo
* Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English voodoo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋuːduː/, [ˈʋuːduː]
* Rhymes: -uːduː

### Noun

voodoo
* voodoo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of voodoo (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voodooni
voodooni
accusative
nom.
voodooni
voodooni
gen.
voodooni
genitive
voodooni
voodoideni voodoitteni
partitive
voodootani
voodoitani
inessive
voodoossani
voodoissani
elative
voodoostani
voodoistani
illative
voodoohoni voodooseeni
voodoihini voodoisiini
adessive
voodoollani
voodoillani
ablative
voodooltani
voodoiltani
allative
voodoolleni
voodoilleni
essive
voodoonani
voodoinani
translative
voodookseni
voodoikseni
abessive
voodoottani
voodoittani
instructive
comitative
—voodoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voodoosi
voodoosi
accusative
nom.
voodoosi
voodoosi
gen.
voodoosi
genitive
voodoosi
voodoidesi voodoittesi
partitive
voodootasi
voodoitasi
inessive
voodoossasi
voodoissasi
elative
voodoostasi
voodoistasi
illative
voodoohosi voodooseesi
voodoihisi voodoisiisi
adessive
voodoollasi
voodoillasi
ablative
voodooltasi
voodoiltasi
allative
voodoollesi
voodoillesi
essive
voodoonasi
voodoinasi
translative
voodooksesi
voodoiksesi
abessive
voodoottasi
voodoittasi
instructive
comitative
—voodoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voodoomme
voodoomme
accusative
nom.
voodoomme
voodoomme
gen.
voodoomme
genitive
voodoomme
voodoidemme voodoittemme
partitive
voodootamme
voodoitamme
inessive
voodoossamme
voodoissamme
elative
voodoostamme
voodoistamme
illative
voodoohomme voodooseemme
voodoihimme voodoisiimme
adessive
voodoollamme
voodoillamme
ablative
voodooltamme
voodoiltamme
allative
voodoollemme
voodoillemme
essive
voodoonamme
voodoinamme
translative
voodooksemme
voodoiksemme
abessive
voodoottamme
voodoittamme
instructive
comitative
—voodoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voodoonne
voodoonne
accusative
nom.
voodoonne
voodoonne
gen.
voodoonne
genitive
voodoonne
voodoidenne voodoittenne
partitive
voodootanne
voodoitanne
inessive
voodoossanne
voodoissanne
elative
voodoostanne
voodoistanne
illative
voodoohonne voodooseenne
voodoihinne voodoisiinne
adessive
voodoollanne
voodoillanne
ablative
voodooltanne
voodoiltanne
allative
voodoollenne
voodoillenne
essive
voodoonanne
voodoinanne
translative
voodooksenne
voodoiksenne
abessive
voodoottanne
voodoittanne
instructive
comitative
—voodoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voodoonsa
voodoonsa
accusative
nom.
voodoonsa
voodoonsa
gen.
voodoonsa
genitive
voodoonsa
voodoidensa voodoittensa
partitive
voodootaan voodootansa
voodoitaan voodoitansa
inessive
voodoossaan voodoossansa
voodoissaan voodoissansa
elative
voodoostaan voodoostansa
voodoistaan voodoistansa
illative
voodoohonsa voodooseensa
voodoihinsa voodoisiinsa
adessive
voodoollaan voodoollansa
voodoillaan voodoillansa
ablative
voodooltaan voodooltansa
voodoiltaan voodoiltansa
allative
voodoolleen voodoollensa
voodoilleen voodoillensa
essive
voodoonaan voodoonansa
voodoinaan voodoinansa
translative
voodookseen voodooksensa
voodoikseen voodoiksensa
abessive
voodoottaan voodoottansa
voodoittaan voodoittansa
instructive
comitative
—voodoineen voodoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* voodoo-tohtori

### Further reading

* “voodoo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## Italian
### Noun

voodoo m (invariable)
* Alternative spelling of vudù

### Adjective

voodoo (invariable)
* Alternative spelling of vudù

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

### Noun

voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooer, definite plural voodooene)
* voodoo

### References

* “voodoo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

### Noun

voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooar, definite plural voodooane)
* voodoo

### References

* “voodoo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* wudu

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvu.du/
* Rhymes: -udu
* Syllabification: voo‧doo

### Noun

voodoo n (indeclinable)
* voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion)

### Further reading

* voodoo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Noun

voodoo c
* voodoo

#### Declension
### References

* voodoo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* voodoo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* voodoo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)